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Related Midwest and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill have revealed plans for The 78, a new mixed-use neighborhood proposed for 25 hectares along the Chicago River. The project will include numerous high-rises on the site’s eastern half. Read more.

A local resident has won an appeal against a high-rise development in Brisbane. The court’s decision was made on the grounds that the city planning scheme allows a maximum of 15 stories in height, while the proposal rises to 27 stories. Read more.

New details have emerged in the aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, revealing that a plan to fit the 24-story high-rise with fire-resistant cladding was dropped amid pressure from the local council to save money. Read more.

Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for the new headquarters of a robotics company in Shenzhen. The twin-tower project will combine research and development space with office functions, connected by a skybridge. Read more.

Construction of Aria on the Bay, a 53-story residential high-rise in Miami, has completed. Designed by Arquitectonica, the 648-unit building features 929 square meters of commercial space, including office, retail, and restaurant units. Read more.

Construction on what could become the tallest hotel in Cuba is set to begin in September. The building will rise to a height of 154 meters and 42 floors, and contain 565 rooms. Financing for the project will come exclusively from Cuba. Read more.

Plans for a 51-story mixed-use high-rise set for 1125 Peachtree St. in Atlanta have been revealed. The tower will rise to 175 meters and include 271 hotel rooms, 70 condos, and 18,580 square meters of office space. Read more.

Four architecture, landscape design, and urban planning teams have been shortlisted for an overhaul of the Eiffel Tower in time for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The project will see the teams propose improvements to the 324-meter tower. Read more.

The University of Toronto is aiming to build a 14-story academic building that it said could be North America’s tallest mass timber hybrid tower. The university is waiting for the City of Toronto to change zoning rules that would allow timber towers. Read more.

A Malaysian developer has completed construction on its first Australian project, an AU$154 million apartment tower at 661 Chapel Street in Melbourne. Approximately 70 percent of the 29-story building’s 116 units have sold. Read more.

Additional details for The Well, a multi-tower development currently under construction in Toronto, have been revealed. The project includes 139,354 square meters of office and retail space, as well as 1,800 residential units. Read more.

Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix has sold for almost $79 million through a foreclosure deal, and its new owners said plans are underway to renovate the tower built in 1972. The 40-story office high-rise is Arizona’s tallest building. Read more.

The façades of blocks 1 to 7 at Teck Whye Avenue, a high-rise residential complex in Singapore, have been painted with designs inspired by the paintings of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. The program started late in 2017 and was recently completed. Read more.

A AU$808 million, 1,200 unit master plan for Sydney suburb Merrylands has been green-lit by the Cumberland Council. The development will be called “The Opera” and is slated for completion by 2023. Read more.

A 25-story, $30 million USD residential complex is in its final phase of construction plans. The reinforced-concrete project will include automated parking, motion-activated LED lights and thorough CCTV coverage for resident safety. Read more.

The Willis Tower is getting new elevators that are expected to trim trip time by 30 percent, and energy use by 35 percent. The 83 elevator shafts receiving an upgrade will mark the 108-story tower’s first elevator renovation since it was completed. Read more.

Torre Glòries, a 35-story office tower formerly known as Torre Agbar, will house an American social media giant's new fake-news fighting initiative in Barcelona. The company will create 500 new jobs. Read more.

A developer is seeking a rezoning permit to build a 52-story mixed-use tower at 250 Dundas West in downtown Toronto. The high-rise would include 517 residential units, 12,295 square meters of office space, and ground-floor retail. Read more.

A tech giant is halting construction on a 17-story office tower currently being built on its Seattle campus, and is considering sub-leasing a second high-rise while the City Council considers a new tax on large businesses. Read more.

New images have been revealed for the £5 billion Liverpool Waters development along the city’s waterfront. The 60-hectare site is to be transformed into a mixed-use quarter that will include a number of high-rise buildings. Read more.

Construction is about to begin on a 35-story condominium tower in Montréal. The Art Deco-inspired high-rise located at 628 Saint-Jacque will contain 258 units, ranging in size from 43 square meters up to 371 square meters. Read more.

A Paris-based architecture firm has released plans for a proposed high-rise complex that would occupy a new district in Hangzhou. Called “French Dream Towers”, the mixed-use project would support a bio-façade covered with algae. Read more.

A developer has broken ground on the first stage of the AU$3.8 billion Belmont Park development in Perth. Once complete, the project will include 4,500 residences, offices, and retail space across several buildings, rising up to 42 stories. Read more.

An Atlanta developer has released plans for a 30-story office tower in the city’s Midtown district. At 152.4 meters, the Pickard Chilton-designed high-rise could become the tallest new office building in Midtown in nearly a decade. Read more.

The developer of The Residences at Marina Gate 1, a 52-story high-rise that recently completed in Dubai, has begun handover of the tower’s 399 units to buyers. The remaining two towers in the complex are progressing on schedule. Read more.

Plans have been submitted for a 40-story residential tower in the Greenpoint neighborhood of New York City. The application lists Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as the applicant of record, although no formal announcement has been made. Read more.

Construction on The Leonardo, a 150-meter mixed-use tower in Sandton, South Africa, has surpassed the city’s current tallest building in height. The high-rise will contain apartments, office space, and retail, as well as luxury amenities. Read more.

An abandoned 24-story high-rise building in downtown São Paulo caught fire and collapsed on May 1. The fire is thought to have been caused by a gas explosion. Firefighters said at least one person died in the collapse. Read more.

Construction on a three-tower residential complex proposed for the Sydney suburb of Epping is set to begin in 2019. Rising to 19, 25, and 29 stories, the three towers designed by Architectus will feature a total of 463 apartments. Read more.

A single-story commercial building in Chicago’s River West has received its demolition permit, signaling that a 23-story residential high-rise planned for the site is ready to move forward. The tower will include 226 apartments. Read more.